Families are invited to drop by the Cariboo Family Enrichment Centre (486 Birch Ave.) to check out the widow paintings, which celebrate families during National Family Week, and have been created by Joanne Young of Creating Joy in Art.
CFEC executive director Lisa De Paoli says the centre will be having an open house on Oct. 11 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
“We will be giving out cupcakes and balloons as well as educational material.”
De Paoli offers the following from parents counselling book, Parenting – the Big Picture.
“Here are a few thoughts to meditate on in those quiet moments while you sit waiting for your little child to fall asleep or waiting for your teenager to come in from an evening with friends.”
• When raising children, it is more important to be helpful than to be accurate.
• Keep track of your child’s development and abilities, so you don’t ask so much that they are set up to fail or so little that they have nothing to be proud of.
• Your children need your presence more than you presents.
• When children are least likeable is often when they most need us to show them our love.
• Your children’s behaviour usually tells you more about what’s going on inside them than about what they think of you. They aren’t acting this way to drive you crazy.
• When you see anger, in yourself or others, look for the fear, disappointment, frustration, or anxiety that is hiding under all that surface noise.
• Sometimes, parents need to take a time-out too.
“In the end, as a wise and caring parent, you can listen to all the advice offered and then choose what you think is best for you and your child.”
For more information, check out Family Resource Programs Canada at www.frp.ca.